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15 I, the Lord God, promise
    to see that you are killed
and that my chosen servants use
    your names as curse words.
But I will give new names[a]
    to my servants.[b]
16 I am God! I can be trusted.
Your past troubles are gone;
    I no longer think of them.
When you pray for someone
    to receive a blessing,
or when you make a promise,
    you must do it in my name.
I alone am the God
    who can be trusted.

The Lord's New Creation

17 (A) I am creating new heavens
    and a new earth;
everything of the past
    will be forgotten.

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Footnotes

  1. 65.15 new names: The giving of a new name suggests the beginning of a new life.
  2. 65.15 But I … servants: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

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